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VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest, mapping out a clear focus of his priorities as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More

UN Says Eating Insects Will Solve World Hunger, Global Warming, Pollution, and Create JobsThe latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding the millions of hungry people in the world. More

Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepersThe Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More

Iran president still a force even as his era endsWhen many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. More

Pope Writes to the Priests of RomePope Francis on May e30, 2020, wrote a letter to the Priests of Rome, saying he looks forward to the next phase of efforts to respond to the new situation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...05/30/2020 - 12:45 pm | View Link

Pope Francis' letter to the priests of RomeSince a celebration of a diocesan nature is not possible, I am writing this letter to you ... anxiety, anguish and a sense of a lack of protection in the face of job and housing uncertainty; violence ...05/30/2020 - 3:44 am | View Link